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So I see terrain cards match colors on route and if it is a 1-3 only one matching is needed and 2 if 4-6 unless opponent has more than one of matching color 'in front of them' but if terrain cards are turned in when claiming route cards would not be in front of you. How do they get played to be 'in front of you' is that a move like claiming route, I place a terrain card down? Do I only get to place one down a turn? Is it a free action. Why would "Peter have only one jungle/forest card down if some one wants to get 2x points on 1-3 route that on card id useless. what am I missing?
Grant

You play them at the same time; with the train cards you play to claim that route. Of course, all the 1 for 1-3, 2 for 4-6 and none have more than you rules that you mentioned need to apply.

As for when they get to be in front of you:
Your train cards go in your hand.
Your TERRAIN cards sit in front of you, visible to everyone.
When you pick up a new terrain card, it sits in front of you.
When you pick up a new train card, it goes into your hand as normal.

Ok, thanks.
So on your turn when you pick up a terrain It becomes visible to all and is in front of you not in hand, then when you are ready to play it, it will be reshuffled.
New question, if opponent three or more jungle/forest do you still need to match the number he has or is there a cap at (two), either in front of player or played when claiming route? If a player has all 15 of one type he blocks all 2x of that terrain. There only 14 wild cards in game and would be hard to get all for 2x route.
Grant

There is no max to the number of cards you can have. Someone could block others, but if a player collects all the cards of one type they're not doing anything else and they'll lose, even if they do block all the 2x bonus points.

Yep, what Ras said. If I have more say, savannah terrain cards than anyone, no-one can double points for savannah routes, but... how long did I spend getting all those cards?? Always have to weigh up your options in Africa, 'is it worth getting terrain cards so I can get 2x and no-one else can, or is it worth getting train cards so I can actually get routes I need?'